Player Made "Left 4 Dead" style Graffiti

[xDIx Revenge 51]

Hey Guys

I have been searching the forums and have seen vague posts following this similar idea, mainly to do with spray paints and such. I'd like to just put my 2 cents in, sorry if this is a repost, i couldn't find anything exactly the same as this.

Lots of us have played Left 4 Dead, no doubt. Especially seeing the amount of "add special infected" style posts, i can tell people really enjoy that game. I did as well, but i remember one of the things i loved on my first play through, was reading all the graffiti left in the safe houses and such. Some of it was just easter eggs left in by Valve and such,but some of it was also very insightful to a backbone of a story.

Now i know if this was implemented it could create some AWESOME personalisation. Right now i feel immersed if i stumble across the firehouse, with a trail of zombies heading up the stairs, towards the lone survivor body. It kind of tells me a story as to what this guy went through. But i can only really get that from seeing dead survivors, or a pile of dead zombies, and it usually just entails "this guy got trigger happy" or "poor thing got overrun, and probably ran out of ammunition".

Whereas id love to stumble across temporary hideouts inside cities, or camps out inland with writing from players all over the walls. Telling me tales of when a player broke his leg, and crawled all the way here, taking him nearly an hour, before he stumbled across another survivor who aided him with a shot of morphine.

This idea is similar to those of journals or notes, and just adds extra, player made emotions. But it is subject to trolling, and swearing and such.But still, id like to see something of the sort added. I don't have details of "spray cans" or paint to be added to be able to do this. Id love to see what you guys could think of, i just WANT to be able to read about another survivors struggles or triumphs ingame, and not have to read a forum post for it.

Discuss :)

[Yatagan 62]

I donno... 95% of the L4d or TF2 sprays I see are porn, and I don't know how different it would be here... (As we all know, the entire internet appears to be like, 11 years old)

[gunnyrolling 15]

Cool idea, not sure how it would be implemented though.

[Maximus the Great 34]

I donno... 95% of the L4d or TF2 sprays I see are ponies, and I don't know how different it would be here... (As we all know, the entire internet appears to be like, 11 years old)

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Edited July 30, 2012 by Maximus the Great

[Yatagan 62]

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Not if they're mixed. T.T

[xDIx Revenge 51]

I donno... 95% of the L4d or TF2 sprays I see are porn, and I don't know how different it would be here... (As we all know, the entire internet appears to be like, 11 years old)

I dont necessarily mean imported sprays. Those are made to be comical. But i was more going on about L4D single player campaigns, where you stumble across conversations on the walls, about surviving, fear of death, getting overrun and all that. It adds another element to the atmosphere, and id really love to see something similar in DayZ, im just not 100% on how they could implement it to minimalise trolling / immature writing, and the ability to do it with or without an item etc, and where you could, how long it would last, how much load on a server. All those problems, but still, just a concept, just want to hear some opinions :D

[LifeHackz (DayZ) 17]

Ehh, I'm not big on the idea.

[xDIx Revenge 51]

Ehh, I'm not big on the idea.

Maybe give me reasons? I see no downside besides the "lol penis's everywhere" problem. And if you make only certain areas it can happen, and a duration on it, that wouldn't be a huge problem. After all you aren't forced to read it, its just some added back story you may get interested in. Same as journals and note, it just adds more immersion and role playing, that other players can stumble across upon following/killing you in your path. Its quite interesting to go in depth about it. But if you don't like it thats fine, just give me some feedback so i can notice my idea's flaws.

[sealteamaus 16]

Man I would freak if I walked in to a town and every building had a notorious gang symbol graffed in bright yellow paint!!!!

[xDIx Revenge 51]

Man I would freak if I walked in to a town and every building had a notorious gang symbol graffed in bright yellow paint!!!!

That would be awesome! Another element of notorious bandit gangs to over take servers and cities!